NEW YORK – NBA Summer League 2013 in Las Vegas will feature 22 teams competing for the inaugural NBA Summer League Championship. The 61-game schedule runs July 12-22 at the Thomas & Mack Center and COX Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas.

For the first time in the history of the event, a tournament-style schedule will be introduced. Participating teams will compete in three preliminary round games from July 12-16 before being seeded for tournament play culminating with a championship game on July 22. Each team is guaranteed to play at least five games.

As part of its NBA Summer League partnership, adidas will chronicle the experiences of its rookie endorsers for an upcoming online video series as they take to an NBA court for the first time. Sprite will celebrate the best dunks taking place throughout NBA Summer League and feature them on NBA.com and social media channels, with each dunk receiving first-hand commentary from NBA players. adidas, Gatorade, and Sprite will all also have branding throughout the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion during the full slate of games.

NBA Summer League 2013 will open with the debut of New Orleans as the Pelicans when they meet the New York Knicks on Friday, July 12 at 1 p.m. PT. The Cleveland Cavaliers, who selected UNLV’s Anthony Bennett with the first overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, will tip off their NBA Summer League competition on July 12 against the Los Angeles Lakers at COX Pavilion at 5 p.m. PT.

NBA TV’s comprehensive coverage will provide fans with numerous ways to follow the action in Las Vegas, with 38 games broadcast live from both the Thomas & Mack Center and COX Pavilion including the championship game.  Once again, all NBA Summer League games will be available via NBA Summer League Live on NBA.com and NBA Mobile.  NBA Summer League Live is a subscription service offering fans a full slate of live and archived games available on the web, App Store and Google Play.

Fans who want to check out the action in person are able to purchase tickets for the NBA Summer League 2013 by calling 702-739-FANS, through UNLVtickets.com or by visiting any UNLV ticket outlet.

A complete schedule with broadcast information is attached and more information is available on-line at www.nba.com/summerleague.

NBA Summer League 2013 Game Schedule:

All Times listed are PACIFIC

Friday July 12

COX Pavilion

1 PM – New York vs. New Orleans (Game 1)*

3 PM – Atlanta vs. LA Clippers (Game 2)*

5 PM – Cleveland vs. LA Lakers (Game 3)*

7 PM – Charlotte vs. San Antonio (Game 4)*

Saturday July 13 

COX Pavilion

1 PM – Golden State vs. Washington (Game 5)*

3 PM – Sacramento vs. Dallas (Game 6)*

5 PM – Chicago vs. Memphis (Game 8)*

7 PM – Denver vs. Milwaukee (Game 10*

Thomas & Mack

3:30 PM – Minnesota vs. NBA D-League (Game 7)

5:30 PM – Phoenix vs. Portland (Game 9)

7:30 PM – Miami vs. Toronto (Game 11)

Sunday July 14

COX Pavilion

1 PM – New York vs. Washington (Game 12)*

3 PM – Charlotte vs. Dallas (Game 14)*

5 PM – Cleveland vs. Memphis (Game 16)*

7 PM – Atlanta vs. Miami (Game 18)*

Thomas & Mack

1:30 PM – LA Clippers vs. NBA D-League (Game 13)

3:30 PM – LA Lakers vs. Portland (Game 15)

5:30 PM – New Orleans vs. Milwaukee (Game 17)

7:30 PM – San Antonio vs. Toronto (Game 19)

Monday July 15

COX Pavilion

1 PM – New York vs. Charlotte (Game 20)*

3 PM – Cleveland vs. New Orleans (Game 21)*

5 PM – LA Clippers vs. LA Lakers (Game 23)*

7 PM – San Antonio vs. Atlanta (Game 25)*

Thomas & Mack

3:30 PM – Minnesota vs. Phoenix (Game 22)

5:30 PM – Sacramento vs. Golden State (Game 24)

7:30 PM – Chicago vs. Denver (Game 26)

Tuesday July 16

COX Pavilion

1 PM – Minnesota vs. Miami (Game 27)*

3 PM – Sacramento vs. Toronto (Game 28)*

5 PM – Chicago vs. Portland (Game 30)*

7 PM – Denver vs. Washington (Game 32)*

Thomas & Mack

3:30 PM – Golden State vs. Milwaukee (Game 29)

5:30 PM – Phoenix vs. Memphis (Game 31)

7:30 PM – Dallas vs. NBA D-League (Game 33)

 Wednesday July 17

COX Pavilion

3 PM – #11 Seed vs. #22 Seed (Game 34)*

5 PM – #13 Seed vs. #20 Seed (Game 36)*

7 PM – #15 Seed vs. #18 Seed (Game 38)*

Thomas & Mack

3:30 PM – #12 Seed vs. #21 Seed (Game 35)

5:30 PM – #14 Seed vs. #19 Seed (Game 37)

7:30 PM – #16 Seed vs. #17 Seed (Game 39)

 Thursday July 18

COX Pavilion

1 PM – #7 Seed vs. #10 Seed (Game 40)*

3 PM – #6 Seed vs. Winner of Game 34 (Game 42)*

5 PM – #4 Seed vs. Winner of Game 36 (Game 44)*

7 PM – #2 Seed vs. Winner of Game 38 (Game 46)*

Thomas & Mack

1:30 PM – #8 Seed vs. #9 Seed (Game 41)

3:30 PM – #5 Seed vs. Winner of Game 35 (Game 43)

5:30 PM – #3 Seed vs. Winner of Game 37 (Game 45)

7:30 PM – #1 Seed vs. Winner of Game 39 (Game 47)

Friday July 19

COX Pavilion

1 PM – Game 34 Loser vs. Game 35 Loser (Game 48)*

3 PM – Game 36 Loser vs. Game 37 Loser (Game 49)*

5 PM – Game 40 Loser vs. Game 41 Loser (Game 50)*

7 PM – Game 44 Loser vs. Game 45 Loser (Game 51)*

Thomas & Mack

3:30 PM – Game 38 Loser vs. Game 39 Loser (Game 52)

5:30 PM – Game 42 Loser vs. Game 43 Loser (Game 53)

7:30 PM – Game 46 Loser vs. Game 47 Loser (Game 54)

Saturday July 20

Thomas & Mack

1 PM – Game 40 Winner vs. Game 46 Winner (Game 55)*

3 PM – Game 42 Winner vs. Game 45 Winner (Game 56)*

5 PM – Game 41 Winner vs. Game 47 Winner (Game 57)*

7 PM – Game 43 Winner vs. Game 44 Winner (Game 58)*

 Sunday July 21

Thomas & Mack

3 PM – Game 55 Winner vs. Game 56 Winner (Game 59)*

5 PM – Game 57 Winner vs. Game 58 Winner (Game 60)*

 Monday July 22

Thomas & Mack

6 PM – Game 59 Winner vs. Game 60 Winner (Game 61)*

 *Indicates broadcast LIVE on NBA TV

All Times listed are PACIFIC.